Windows 7 No Enterprise IT Shoo-In

In spite of all the buzz and positive press that Windows 7 has gained, over half of IT
decision makers don't plan to adopt the upcoming OS, according to a new study.

An online survey of 1,100 IT decision makers conducted in June by systems lifecycle
management vendor ScriptLogic found that
interest in a new version of Windows to replace Vista and XP may actually have been
growing as Windows 7's ship date nears.

Yet ScriptLogic said that hasn't been enough to convince most IT buyers -- 59.3
percent -- to trade up to's newest offering, which is slated for its debut in late
October.

"Nearly 60 percent of IT administrators do not plan to migrate to Microsoft Windows 7,
despite the operating system's acclaim and notable user interface improvements from
Windows Vista," a ScriptLogic spokesperson said in an e-mail to
InternetNews.com.

"I don't think anyone would be shocked that 60 percent are not planning to go to
Windows 7 at this time," Nick Cavalancia, ScriptLogic's vice president of Windows
management, told InternetNews.com.